The AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship is awarded to students studying an agriculture-related undergraduate degree or a Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths/Finance (STEM) degree with relevant majors which align to agriculture.

Hort Innovation sponsors Horizon Scholarships each year via the Vegetable Fund and other industry funds, giving students in their final two years of a university degree relevant to horticulture access to a cross-sector leadership program which includes industry placements.

A Horizon Scholarship provides:

• A bursary of $5000 per year for the final two years of the degree
• Professional development workshops
• Annual industry work placements aligned with the scholar’s areas of interest and their sponsor’s industry
• Opportunities to network and gain knowledge at a range of industry events.

To be eligible for the Horizon Scholarship, students must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in their last two years of an agriculture-related undergraduate degree at an Australian university with a maximum two-year gap between high school and tertiary study.

Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their commitment to a career in agriculture, as well as their leadership potential and tertiary academic record to date.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund